Micro invasive papillary thyroid lesion in a post living donor liver transplant patient: A case report

Abstract

Introduction: Liver transplant recipients are at increased risk of developing de novo malignancies. skin cancers and lymphoma are common in adult transplant recipients, while post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PtLD) is the most common concern in pediatric transplant recipients. De novo malignancy is a well-recognized complication of solid organ transplantation and associated immunosuppression. the development of such malignancies can be caused by a multifactorial combination of individual and regional predispositions to malignancy, pretransplantation disease states, recipient viral status, and the use and intensity of various immunosuppressive regimens to maintain allografts. case report: this report describes a papillary microinvasion of the thyroid in an adult Egyptian male following liver transplantation and declares the need for a high level of suspicion and careful investigation into any abnormal lesion in the long-term follow-up of solid organ transplant patients. conclusion: care should be taken towards any significant symptom or sign suspicious for malignancy for post-transplant